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since the track's inauguration in 1995. For much of its history, it was the final race of the second-tier series' season. The event is currently named Contender Boats 300 for sponsorship reasons; with exception of one-off emergency races in 2020 and a one-off change in 2021, the race has been held as a 300-mile race.

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is the defending winner.

Race history

From 2002 to 2019, the race was a part of the

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, and was the Championship Round for the Xfinity Series. It previously took place the day before the

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, the former Championship round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. In 2020, the race date was changed to early spring as part of a schedule realignment. Due to the

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, the race was moved to June and changed from a single 300-mile race to two races combined for a total distance of 501 miles, replacing a date at

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assumed naming rights for the first race, while

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, a local boat manufacturer, sponsored the second, a

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event. The Sunday race was originally named the 2020Census.gov 300 as the United States Census was going on at the time of the initially-scheduled date. For the 2021 season, the race was originally announced as reverting to its original 300-mile distance with Contender Boats returning as title sponsor, but it instead remained at 250 miles with 167 laps and the Contender Boats 250 race name. A NASCAR bulletin that Fox Sports' Bob Pockrass received notes the 300-mile distance will return in 2022.

Past winners

Notes

*2004, 2014, 2020 II, & 2021: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime. *2020: Race postponed from March 21 due to

; event format changed to twin 250-mile races due to

's cancellation. *2021: Race moved from February 20 due to scheduling changes triggered by

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's cancellation.

Track configuration notes

*1995–1996: Rectangular oval *1997–2002: True oval; low banking *2003–present: True oval; steep, progressive banking

Multiple winners (drivers)

Multiple winners (teams)

Manufacturer wins

References

External links

* {{Dixie Vodka 400 1995 establishments in Florida NASCAR Xfinity Series races Recurring sporting events established in 1995 Ford Motor Company Annual sporting events in the United States